Qualcomm Quick Charge is a technology that lets you charge you phone or tablet at a much faster rate that regular charging. While there hasn’t been much improvement in battery technology, companies like Qualcomm have been working hard to get around this problem by improving the charging times. Quick Charge has been instrumental in bringing about an important change in the way we charge our phones these days.

However, it can get a little confusing. While many smartphones launched these days come with Quick Charge support, it is not necessarily the latest version of this technology. There is the original Quick Charge 1.0, then Quick Charge 2.0. Most recently, Qualcomm announced the availability of Quick Charge 3.0 along with the launch of Snapdragon 820. To make things a little more confusing, some companies do not license Quick Charge technology, so even though the processor may support it, the phone will not come with Quick Charging.

What Is Qualcomm Quick Charge?

Before we see which phones come with Quick Charge support, you may want to understand what exactly is Quick Charge.

By now, you must have understood that Quick Charge charges your devices faster than usual. However, how has Qualcomm (and its competitors like MediaTek) implemented it? It’s a good question and you may want to know if this is safe for your phone’s battery as well.

Smartphones with Quick Charge support come with an algorithm called Intelligent Negotiation for Optimum Voltage (INOV). It may seem a little complication, but in simple terms – your phone will determine the amount of power level it needs when it is being charged. Due to this, the optimum power transfer rate is always known. The charger that comes with your Quick Charge capable phone supplies power at a constant rate, but it depends on your phone how much voltage level it needs to intake.

Think of it like this – you are constantly provided with a feed of information. It may contain a lot of complicated, unrequired information too. But since you know how much and which information you need, you take only that information to complete your task. Quick Charge works just like this. The charger is the power provider and the smartphone is the smart terminal. While the charger provides a wide range of voltage options – from 3.6V to 20V – your phone chooses a voltage level that is the most optimum.

How Is Quick Charge 3.0 Different From Quick Charge 2.0?

The main different between Quick Charge 3.0 and Quick Charge 2.0 is that 3.0 comes with support for a much higher charging voltage. A 66% increase in voltage in Quick Charge 3.0 has helped Qualcomm increase the charging speed drastically, compared to Quick Charge 2.0.

Quick Charge 3.0 supports voltages ranging from 3.2V to 20V. This is dynamic, too, so your phone can change the amount of power it needs. Compare this to Quick Charge 2.0, where three voltages – 5V, 9V and 12V were supported. Your phone with Quick Charge 2.0 has these three options only, so the scope for optimum power level is reduced to an extent.

How do I know if my device has Qualcomm Quick Charge Support?

So, how do you determine if your phone has support for Quick Charge? It’s rather easy and we’re going to help with it.

Here are the Qualcomm processors that come with the latest Quick Charge 3.0 technology:

Snapdragon 820

Snapdragon 652

Snapdragon 650

Snapdragon 617

Snapdragon 430

Here are the devices that come with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support:

LG G5

HTC One A9

LeEco Le MAX Pro

Xiaomi Mi 5

HP Elite x3

General Mobile GM5+

NuAns Neo

Here are the devices that come with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support:

Asus Transformer T100

Asus Zenfone 2

BlackBerry Priv

Disney Mobile on docomo

Droid Turbo by Motorola

Eben 8848

Fujitsu Arrows NX

Fujitsu F-02G

Fujitsu F-03G

Fujitsu F-05F

Google Nexus 6

HTC Butterfly 2

HTC Desire Eye

HTC One (M8)

HTC One (M9)

Kyocera Urbano L03

LeEco One Max

LeEco One Pro

LG G2 Flex 2

LG G4

LG V10

Moto G Turbo Edition

Moto X Force

Moto X Pure Edition

Moto X Style

Moto X by Motorola

Nextbit Robin

Panasonic CM-1

Ramos Mos1

Samsung Galaxy A8 (KDDI Japan)

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

Samsung Galaxy S5 (Japan)

Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S7

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Sharp Aquos Pad

Sharp Aquos Zeta

Sharp Aquos Zeta Compact

Sharp SH01G/02G

Sony Xperia X

Sony Xperia Z2 (Japan)

Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet (Japan)

Sony Xperia Z3

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet

Sony Xperia Z3+

Sony Xperia Z4

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet

Sony Xperia Z5

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

Vertu Signature Touch

Vestel Venus V3 5070

Vestel Venus V3 5570

Xiaomi Mi 3

Xiaomi Mi 4

Xiaomi Mi Note

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro

Xiaomi Mi4C

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

Yota Phone 2

ZTE AXON Max

ZTE Axon Pro

ZTE Nubia My Prague

ZTE Z9

Here’s an introductory video about Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0:

Let us know what do you think about quick charge technology, we will keep adding phones in the above devices which supports quick charge.

Rounak is techie by heart and journalist by profession. He is responsible to take care of editing job at Gadgets To Use. Driven by curiosity and a thirst to learn new things in life, he is always intrigued by the things we can do with a gadget in our hands. A stock Android and Nexus fan, he also enjoys cricket and reading in his free time.